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2025 Ninety-Pound Rucksack Challenge Honors 10th Mountain Division’s Legacy World-Wide
February 19, 2025 – Yesterday, skiers and mountaineers across the U.S. and in Italy took part in the second annual Ninety-Pound Rucksack Challenge, an event honoring the 80th anniversary of the 10th Mountain Division’s historic World War II ascent of Italy’s...
Skiers World-Wide To Honor US Mountain Troops With 80th Anniversary Climb
At 7 p.m. on February 18, 2025, skiers in Jackson Hole will join others across the U.S. and Italy in honoring the 80th anniversary of one of the most daring mountain assaults in military history—the 10th Mountain Division’s legendary 1945 ascent of Riva Ridge. The...
80 Years Later, They’re Climbing Riva Ridge Again
At 0400 on February 18, 2025, soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade will begin their ascent of Riva Ridge in Italy, retracing the exact footsteps of the 10th Mountain Division’s legendary 1945 assault—on the same date, at the same location, 80 years later. The 10th...
Honoring the Legacy of the 10th Mountain Division: The 2025 Ninety-Pound Rucksack Challenge
The Ninety-Pound Rucksack Challenge returns on February 18, 2025, inviting participants nationwide to commemorate the legacy of the U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain Division. Hosted in partnership with the National Ski Patrol, 10th Mountain Division Foundation, 10th Mountain...
Ninety-Pound Rucksack Wins Best Outdoor Podcast Episode of the Year for “Mountain Intelligence”
Ninety-Pound Rucksack, a podcast that tells the story of the U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain Division and the dawn of America’s $1 trillion outdoor recreation industry, has been awarded the Best Outdoor Podcast Episode of the Year at the 2024 Outdoor Media Summit. The...
“Mountain Warriors” Event Ties Military History to Wilderness Therapy
Christian Beckwith to present “Mountain Warriors” Oct. 11, 2024, in Rifle, CO, as part of Huts for Vets fundraiser
The 2025 Ninety-Pound Rucksack Challenge
Skiers and ski areas are invited to participate in the 2025 Ninety-Pound Rucksack Challenge on February 18, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the Riva Ridge action
Ninety-Pound Rucksack Challenge Held In NY, CO, WY
Ski mountaineering event commemorates historic ascent of Riva Ridge by US Army’s 10th Mountain Division
Ninety-Pound Rucksack Challenge to Honor 10th Mountain Division Annually on Feb. 18
Join us on February 18, 2024, at 7 p.m. for a ski mountaineering event that honors the legendary 10th Mountain Division
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